Nato conducts 22nd Baltic region training event in Lithuania 30 September 2015 Print Email Nato has commenced its 22nd Baltic region training event (BRT XXII) at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai. This Nato-led event is aimed at training the current rotations of the Nato Air Policing mission in the Baltic States. The BRTE XXII is expected to train around 20 aircraft from Nato and partner nations. The elements participating in the training include four Gripen JAS-39 fighter aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force operated from Šiauliai Air Base and four Eurofighter Typhoon jets of the German Air Forces operated from Amari Air Base in Estonia. In addition, it involves the C-27J Spartan of the Lithuanian Air Force, air assets from Poland, Norway, and Nato partner countries such as Sweden and Finland. The aircraft participating in the training will receive mid-air refuelli...